ELS provides students and the general community
with exposure to environmental issues and laws, participates in
conservation efforts, and develops students' skills to participate
in the making of sound environmental policy. ELS offers exciting
hikes and service projects throughout the school year.

To enhance student opportunities to work in the
public sector of environmental law, ELS students raise funds for
a summer grant program, No Ke Ola O Ka Aina (For the Life of the
Land).

Other ongoing projects of the ELS include publishing
the Hawai'i Environmental Law Careers Directory; recycling; and
participating in the City and County of Honolulu's Adopt-a-Stream
program. In addition, ELS sponsors hiking trips and beach cleanups;
organizes service trips to the uninhabited island of Kaho'olawe,
a former U.S. military bombing target, to assist in cleanup and
revegetation efforts; and presents papers at and participates
in regional and national environmental conferences.